The accolades and accomplishments of Mark Allen in Kona are long and legendary. While Mark may best be thought of for his epic Iron War victory over Dave Scott in 1989, his amazing 5 wins in a row may be most noteworthy. But for Mark, he may tell you his final win in 1995 was his best race. We chatted with Mark about his hall of fame career, which believe it or not, included only 15 Iron-distance races, which he believes, helped him peak for Kona each year.
Caroline Steffen was a former professional bike racer who moved to triathlon and took second twice here in Kona. She’s a mom now to Xander and set a course record to win her Ironman Western Australia, her first full Ironman since 2015.
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Coach Jim Vance talked with us about the success he’s had working with Ben Kanute, and some of their training philosophies.
Camilla Pedersen was in a horrific bike accident in 2013 while training for her first Kona. She was in an induced coma for 19 days. After a long recovery, she took eighth in Kona in 2015, eleventh in 2016, and is looking to go even faster this Saturday.
Filmed on location at Huggo’s On the Rocks...